Kirkleatham Garden Bastion

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The garden ‘defences’ are believed to have been built around 1740 by James Gibbs

Kirkleatham Bastion Kirkleatham Bastion

Unfortunately many other garden features were lost recently. A Pavillion Temple of the same date also by Gibbs demolished in 1953 and a Pigeon Cote by John Carr demolished in 1964 (Although I believe a modern garden feature by the roadside is a homage to it)

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